We saw precious archive materials from Tsuburaya Productions' works, including original masks, miniatures, and costumes from the filming of 'Return of Ultraman,' at Wonder Festival 2026 [Winter].


The world's largest three-dimensional event, '

Wonder Festival 2026 [Winter] ,' will be held on February 8, 2026, and the ' Ultra Monster Wonder Festival ' will be held to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Ultraman series. To coincide with this, I went to the ' Anime Special Effects Archive Organization ' booth to see Tsuburaya Productions' valuable materials up close.



I arrived at the 7-16-02 'Non-Profit Organization Anime Special Effects Archive Organization' booth. It was located just across from the Ultra Monster Wonder Festival area. The Anime Special Effects Archive Organization is a Japanese non-profit organization whose purpose is to collect archives of anime and special effects. Animation director Hideaki Anno serves as co-founder and chairman.



The Anime and Special Effects Archive Organization collects and archives primary materials related to anime and special effects, and manages them at the Sukagawa Special Effects Archive Center, etc. The materials on display this time are a part of the archives collected through their activities to date.

'Sukagawa Special Effects Archive Center' is a place where valuable materials are made available free of charge to pass on special effects technology to future generations - GIGAZINE



This mask was actually used in the filming of 'Return of Ultraman.' It is made of FRP resin and PVC.



Only the front part of the head is visible from the case.



Around the eyes. You can see the holes to ensure visibility.



The mouth is slightly notched.



A small Beetle that appeared in 'Ultraman.' A simple model made of painted wood.



There is a device for hanging it with a wire, and some parts were damaged.



Costumes worn by female ZAT members in 'Ultraman Taro.'



This is what it looks like from the back.



A model of Station Hawk No. 2 that appeared in 'Ultra Seven.' Perhaps because it only made a brief appearance in the film, it appears to be in much better condition than the small Beetle.



Next to the cockpit



When viewed from behind, the equipment for hanging it by wire, as well as the wiring, are still there.



Tack Falcon appears in 'Ultraman Ace.'



Also on display was the original mask of the monster Gudon, known from episode 5 of 'The Return of Ultraman,' 'Two Giant Monsters Attack Tokyo,' used in the filming of his appearance in 'Ultraman Mebius,' which had an overwhelming presence. Also on display at the event were storyboards for the production of 'The Return of Ultraman.'



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